Combination bench, ironing-board, and drying-rack



H. C. LYONS.

COMBINATION BENCH, IRONING BOARD, AND DRYING RACK.

APPLICATIQN FILED JUNE 5, 1920.

1,366,127. Patented Jan. 18, 1921.

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HENRY C. L YONS 6] How/1i c 1 H/C. LYONS.

COMBINATION BENCH, IRONING BOARD, AND DRYING RACK.

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HENRY a LYON-5 HENRY C. LYONS, 0F DUNDEE, MINNESOTA.

COMBINATION BENCH, IRONING-BOARD, ANIJ'DRYING-RACK.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented J an. 18; 1921,

Application filed June 5, 1920. Serial No. 386,755.

To aZZwh-Om it may camera."

Be it known that I, HENRY G. LYoNs, a citizen of the United States, residing at Dundee, in the county of Nobles and State of a Minnesota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Combination Benches, Ironing-Boards, and Drying- Racks, 01 which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to home laundry equipment and the object is to provide a compact combination bench ironing board and drying rack. The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Fi ure l is a side elevation ofthe bench in knocked down position.

2 is a side view similar to Fig. 1 but showing the innerconstruction in raised. position.

Fig. 3 is an end view of the bench as seen in Fig. 2 but showing the ironing board and drying rack in extended position, a portion of the latter being broken away.

Fig. 4. is a fractional end view of the device showing a modified position of the drying rack.

Referring to the drawings by reference numerals, 5 designates a four walled cabinet on which rests atop 6 which when in lowered position as in Fig. 1 is adapted to support tubs or other laundry equipment. lVhen the clothes have been cleaned and are ready to be dried and ironed the top 6 together with the end sections 7 are hited up until the spring catches 8 snap over the top ends of the box 5 as in Figs. 2 and 3. Said sections 7 are vertically slidable in the box and are adapted to be detachably secured at their upperends to the top 6 by spring catches 9. y

An ironing board 10 is pivotally secured to the underside of the top 6 by a bolt 11, so that it may be swung in out of the way, as in Fig.2, or swung out to one side when. itis to be used, as in Fig. 3. The board. is provided with a brace 12 which has a notch 12 at its lower end so as to engage against the top edge of one of the sides of the box 5. A l1inge13 connects the brace 12 to the board 10, and is provided with a spring 14 which normally holds the brace up against the board to make the constructioncompact and keep the brace out of the way.

.The drying rack feature of this inventionconsists 01' a double set of lazytong 1cyers 15, between the opposite cor 'esponding oints or WlllCll are secured a series of parallel drying rods 16. The rack is pivotally secured to the slidable end sections 7 and is of such construction that when in closed position will rest compactly between the sections and may be lowered together with them into thecabinet 5. When the rack is to be used simultaneously with the ironing board it may beextended out to one side as shown in Fig. 3. But if it is to be used alone it may be extended directly upward as in Fig. 4, after first having released the catches 9 and removed the top 6.

Having now therefore fully shown and described my invention what I claim to be new and desire to protect by-Letters Pat-- out is: y

A device of the class described consisting of a suitable cabinet, a horizontal top adapted to be raised and lowered relatively theretoQmeans for releasably retaining said top in raised position, an ironing board pivotally bolted to the underside of said top, a brace hingedly secured at one end to the under side of said ironing board, said brace having a notch at its other end adapted to engage against one edge of said cabinet.

In testimony whereof I alilx my sigmiture.

HENRY o. more. 

